Definition of throw

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Throw (v. t.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river..

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Unpreach :: Unpreach (v. t.) To undo or overthrow by preaching.
Fenian :: Fenian (n.) A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland..
Squirt :: Squirt (v. i.) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice; -- said of liquids..
Defeasance :: Defeasance (n.) A defeat; an overthrow.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
Disturb :: Disturb (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.
Boomerang :: Boomerang (n.) A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward t
Dissentiate :: Dissentiate (v. t.) To throw into a state of dissent.
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit..
Throw :: Throw (n.) An effort; a violent sally.
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
Waive :: Waive (v. t.) To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.
Missile :: Missile (n.) A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet..
Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw..
Interjectional :: Interjectional (a.) Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark..
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Injection :: Injection (n.) That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema..
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling..
Calash :: Calash (n.) A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage..
Reach :: Reach (n.) The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot..
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